The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Milam County as a natural disaster area due to losses caused by drought that began Oct. 1, 2010 and continues. Milam, Falls, Williamson and Burnet counties are four of 123 in Texas recently named by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack eligible for loans to cover part of actual production and/or physical losses resulting from the drought. Full Story

Master Gardener plant sale Saturday Cameron is a busy place for nature and gardening lovers. Last Saturday the El Camino Real Master Naturalists put on a very successful Nature Fest in Cameron. This Saturday it’s the Little River Basin Master Gardeners (LRBMG) turn. Full Story

Milam County Extension Staff would like to thank the over 581 volunteers that contributed more than 19,392 hours of time in 2010 to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service- Milam County Office programming. Full Story